Horseshoe



- E. G. CRUMP.

HORSESHOE. APPLICATION FILED o'gTxs, 19:9.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

EUGENE G. ORUMP,OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNUR TO PERFECTION RUBBER-METAL- HOBSESHOE 00., OF AKRON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

HOTBSESHOE.

Patented Mar. 23, 1920.

Application filed. October 8, 1918. Serial No. 328,777.

elastic or equivalent material is stiflened' and strengthened by embedding in it a shoeshaped plate of steel or the like, and the object of the invention is to produce a shoe which is of feasible and practicable con-' struction. V

A further object is to produce a remforced cushion shoe in which the reinforcement is in the form of a thin fiat metal plate having a depending toe flange and a pair of depending heel flanges for the purpose of not only increasing the wearing qualities, but also to coiiperatively afford means for binding the cushioning part of the shoe The advanta e of a strong, durable, and efficient shoe 0 light weight has long been recognized, as such a shoe would minimize the injurious results attendant on travel on paved streets or on long or fast travel over rocky and uneven roads, and furthermore that such a shoe would conduce to the comfort of an animal when stabled as well as in travel and in a large measure prevent shoulder, knee, and hoof troubles, and also minimize danger of injury through kicking, where a number of animals are confined, particularly in a car.

With the object of producing a shoe possessing the advantageous features above set forth as objectives and incidentally a shoe of light weight, he invention consists in certain novel and useful features of construction and combinations of parts as here inafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood, referonce is to be had to the accompanying drawing in which:

igure 1 is a view showing the shoe in inverted plan with the half of the cushioning body cut away in the plane of the upper side of the reinforcing plate;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line IL-II of Fig. 1, with the shoe in'upright position;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section on, the line III-4T1 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. t is a fragmental perspective view of the reinforcing plate.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 1 indicates a thin'flat plate of sheet steel or the like of horseshoe form and provided at op- P081136 sides with, nail holes 2, and. at its toe portlon with an angular extension 3, part of the extension lying in the plane of the plate and being provided with substantially keyshaped holes 4, and the other part constituting a depending arcuate flange 5. At the rear or heel ends of the shoe, the same is provided with depending flanges 6 of rearwardly bowed form, the front or inner sides of the flanges slopin'g'downwardly or forwardly so as to constitute in elfect undercuts or chambers 7. The rear ends of the shoe are also provided adjacent said flanges, which are preferably wider than the adj acent portions of the plate, with substantially keyhole-shaped openings 8.

The plate described is completely embedded in a rubber or rubber composition o other elastic member 9 of horseshoe form, the front or convex face of the arcuate flange 5 lying flush with the corresponding edge of the elastic body, and the convex sides of the heel flanges likewise standing flush with the rear or heel ends of said body, the rear or heel ends thereof being curved to correspond with the curvature of said heel flanges.

The cushioning body thus completely overlies the plate, and it also underlies the same.to the plane (if the lower edges of the said flanges, and fits in the undercuts or chambers 7 of the heel flanges. The elastic body is molded in place with nail holes 10 registering with the nail holes 2 of the plate, the nail holes in the bod being in that portion thereof that under ice the plate. The body is molded and is of substantially greater width than the plate and hence incases the latter completely as explained, except the flanges thereof, the portions of the 'body above and below the plate and in the plane of the margins thereof being united by portions which extend through the said elongated or keyhole-shaped openings in the plate.

A shoe made as described possesses the various features of advantage set forth as desirable and has proved in actual use exceedingly efiicient and durable.

The toe and heel flanges can only coop- 'a better parent that I have crate together in fastening the body in tegrally. in place but do not detract from the cushioning properties of the body, because the latter comp etely overlies the plate, and furthermore because the body below the plate and between said flanges lies flush with the latter and receives the greater portion of the impact of the foot upon the afl'ords protection to the animal wearing the same.

I claim:

LA horseshoe comprising a body of elastic material, a metal plate of horseshoe form embedded in said body, said plate having a depending flange at its front edge flush with the corresponding edge of the said body, and depending flanges at its rear ends flush with the corresponding edges of the body and formin undercut chambers engaging the rear en s of the body to retain the engaged portions against the underside of the late.

2. A horses 0e comprising a body of having depending elastic material, a metal plate of horseshoe form embedded in said body and provided with openings through which the ortions of the body above and below the p ate are inte rally united, said plate having a de pen ing flange at its front edge flush with the corresponding edge of the said body, and depending flanges at its rear ends flush with the corresponding edges of the body and formin undercut chambers engaging the rear en s of the body to retain the engiiged portions against the underside of the ate.

3. In a horseshoe, a resilient body, a horseshoe-shaped plate embedded completely in said body, and provided at its front end with an angularextension comprising a portion in the plane of the plate and embedded therein and a depending arcuate flange also embedded in said body and flush at its front or convex side with the corre sponding edge of the body; said plate also heel an es of eater width than the p te and em edded in said body with their rear sides flush with the rear edge of the body, the said heel flanges sloping downwardly and forwardly and formin undercut chambers receiving the rear en s of that portion of the body underlying the said plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EUGENE G. CRUMP. 

